| Nejat Ezal: Grad School at UCSB |
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| As I watch myself grow and mature, with my thought unfolding with greater and greater complexity, I�m wondering if I�m going to be able to maintain the generally carefree and childlike attitude I value so much. - Nejat Ezal |
| The most important characteristic one should look for in a spouse is the capability to laugh together. - Nejat Ezal |
| Nejat was absolutely elated when he became a graduate student at UCSB under Dr. Childress in Marine Biology. He was terribly excited about his future prospects in studying the deep sea. |
| In order to love someone, you must first understand them. More importantly, understanding of an individual necessitates love and gives one the ability to either strengthen or destroy that individual. This hurts. - Nejat Ezal |
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| Kenan and Nejat with their father |
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| In the summer of 1993, Nejat participated in an expedition to practice field biology on a research ship based in Palmer Station, Antarctica. He studied krill. A plaque at the station commemorates his membership in the �Penguin Club� � those who took a dip into the icy water. He was looking forward to returning in summer 1994. |
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| Kenan and Nejat |
| In Seattle with Alan for Kenji Hashimoto's wedding |
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| How often I sit here and contemplate my future. I want to develop and improve technology which is environmentally safe. I want to influence the social, economic and political future of America and international relations. I want to commercialize Space. I want to relax, enjoy and appreciate Earth. That�s all. - Nejat Ezal |
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